Second Cup Cafe: Boz Scaggs

Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs knows how to soothe the soul with his voice.

Scaggs stopped by The Early Show's "Second Cup Café" Saturday to sing songs from his latest album, "Speak Low," a collection of his favorite standards.

Born William Royce Scaggs, he later acquired the moniker "Bosely," which evolved into "Boz," which made his unique.

Scaggs was raised in Oklahoma and Texas and attended a prep school in Dallas that would ultimately jump-start his career in music.

The R&B aficionado didn't waste any time as a young kid. He learned how to play the guitar at age 12 and, while attending prep school, he met one of classic rock's legendary contributors - his schoolmate/guitarist, Steve Miller.

With a genuine love of making music, Scaggs became the vocalist for Miller's band, The Marksmen, in 1959. The two then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison together and played in blues bands, such as the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.

In 1963, Scaggs started his own R&B band, called Wigs, back in Dallas. He then took his music overseas to London, but the band eventually broke up. Scaggs left the foggy streets of London and headed off to Sweden to pursue a solo career.

Unfortunately, Sweden wasn't the answer and his first solo album wasn't well-received. After a couple more years abroad, it was time for Scaggs to return home. He teamed up with Miller again and helped create successful albums, "Children of the Future" and "Sailor."

In 1968, he went solo again, joining the Atlantic and then Columbia labels, but still had a tough time reaching out to the masses. However, in 1976 he released "Silk Degrees," which was a big success, reaching No. 2 on the charts. The following year, "Down Two Then Left" was successful and, in 1980, "Middle Man" reached the Top 10.

Although Scaggs laid low in the '80s, he returned in 1988 with "Other Roads," then released "Some Change" and "Come on Home and My Time: The Anthology (1969-1997)" in 1997.

He kept the creative juices flowing with the release of "Here's the Low Down," "Fade into Light," "Dig," and a collection of standards called "But Beautiful."